Playing with tops is a lot of fun. Making them is even more exciting. Lets make some colorful tops and play with them.
Things needed : matchstick, hard cardboard/cork/bottle cap, colors, scissors
How to make
Step 1 : cut a circular piece of cardboard. Make a small hole in the center.
Step 2 : Insert a matchstick (you could also use a short pencil ) into the hole and spin it.
Step 3 : For making color tops, divide a piece of circular paper into many sectors and color them. To understand the concept of mixing of colors or "persistence of vision" do the following.
- Color the top with alternate blue and yellow colors and see how your top turns green as it spins. Similarly yellow + orange = red. Try mixing different colors and make a color chart of your own.
- Make 7 sectors and color them with rainbow colors (VIBGYOR) and see how the top turns white when it spins. This is because white light is made up of 7 colors of the rainbow; and when these colors are mixed together, we see white color.
Video of spinning Matchstick Top
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